The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-04
FUN AT a DAKOTA BALL
4 Great Social Event at Estelline Made
to Resemb bic Bedlan-
From the Dakota Bell.

From the DaiotG Bel.
There was a grand ball given up in Estel-
line one night three or four years ago.
1t was the chief social event Of the season
in which il occurred. and elaborate prepare
tons were made. 1t took place in the largest
hall in town, located over the Golden Bowl
saloon, which institution had saloon in it
that would hurt your eyes TO look at.
There was an orchestra brought down at
great expense from a German settlement at
the head OF Stray Horse creek. There were
four or five in the band, including big fid-
die trained 10 stand up on its forelegs,
which had a piece Of barbed wire for its
longest string. We all went who lived in
town, and scope Of country as large as the
State OF Jersey was ranSacked To furnish
ladies enough 70 make it interesting.
The gentlemen connected with Spauld-
iuZ'S ranch also came. They were fond of
society, and il might be said that they were
in EStelline's social swim. There was Dir.
Bill Hostetter and Big Jack and Long Jack.
If we remember rightly, Mr. Pockmarked
Smith and Mr.. Patsy DOugherty were
present. We are positive that Snub'em
Pete and Mr.. Dennis McCasey were in the
party. as well as Wisconsin 10, Buck Reno
and Jimmy the Road Agent.
The gentlemen were all feeling well when
they left the ranch. On arriving in town
they rode into the Golden Bowl Saloon. and
up to the bar and sampled the stock Of for
eign and domestic liquors, after which they
punched their horses in the street and came
up To the scene Of the festivities.
Promptly az 9 O'Clock the head musician
drew a ripsaw across the barbed wire string
OF the big eddie and the floor manager
yelled Form on
Then we all danced, the big fiddle
groaned, the little fddles screeched, and the
psriOr organ, borrowed from thu First Bap-
tlst church, could occasionally be heard
when the Others stopped to rest. Each
danced as long a. be or she could. the floor
shook, the lamps swung, the man who called
oil, his nose up IN the air, yelled and the big
fiddle reared. Everything went smoothly
till the second dance after the supper taken
at the Headquarters Hotel.
At this point the ranch gentlemen came
up in body-they had before been dividing
their time between the ball room and the
dispensary below.
They came in and drifted up 70 the head
Of the hall, when suddenly Bill Hostetter
jumped up and cracked his heels three times
together, ard yelled:
"Wour-reck. I'm er terror! Yar-r-r!n
The man who was playing the church
organ fell backward off the platform and
started for the door on his hands and knees.
Then Buck Reno jumped up and struck
his head against the ceiling twice before he
came down and whoOped:
''Rar-T-r, rar-r-r, Som /. Yo-owr;
Long Jack threw his hat on the floor and
turned a handspring. in which his feet broke
a hanging lamp, and then howled:
vi hi-yi hi-youck. wanter fight! Stop
yer bull fiddle. Y-i-i-if'
The vi0linist reached the door in two
jumps. The rest of US were going all the
time.
I'm er muri-rer! Ju ear met I'm er
bloody murd-rer n yelled Pockmarked
Smith
.'Whoo-pe, whoo-pe: ki-yike, ki-yikel XII
yiks! ki-yike"' yelled Palsy DOugherty, as
he beat the aoor with q chair
Clear this year hall er I'll eat yer, Git
out er I'll drink yer bloOd!' whooped Big
Jack.
Say. I've shot men in 1even Territories"
shouted Jimmie, the road agent as he
pulled out a gun and began 10 practice on
the stops Of the organ.
''Ta-a-h. have stabbed men from New
Orleans 70 st. Paul, returned Wisconsin
Joe
''Jes' watch Dennis McCasey! Keep your
eye on old Dennis McCasey,7 howled that
Individual, as be smashed up the stove with
a chair.
Il kin lick anything what walksi War;
thar! War thar. Lar-r-ruip!7 put in
Suubem Pete.
.:Yike! Yike. wh-a-a-a-a-ahl Gimme
room! gimme ROOM snarled Bill HOstetter
again, a. h. pounded the wall with board
torn from the platform. Then they went
around once more.
He hal room 50 far rs we society people
Of Esteliine were concerned. We were ac-
quainted with these gentlemen from the
ranch. and we had been falling over one an
other in getting down stairs. They kept it
up among themselves in the hall and down
IN the saloon for couple Of hours and then
went home.
Such little events used 10 frequently occur
at social gatherings in ESteuine in an early
day, and II docs Us good 20 recall them.